Abatement: What’s In a Word?
The problem isn’t that we need to “abate” our reliance on fossil fuels; rather, we need to end it altogether.
Daniel Potter is Terra.do's lead climate writer. His science communications work has also included reporting for NPR and writing for the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Natural History Museum of Utah.
Daniel Potter is Terra.do's lead climate writer. His science communications work has also included reporting for NPR and writing for the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Natural History Museum of Utah.
The problem isn’t that we need to “abate” our reliance on fossil fuels; rather, we need to end it altogether.
Takeaways from Terra.do keynote speaker Dr. Julia Steinberger
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